Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-14

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY-Internal reve-
nue., SOS, .72; customs, s524, 1880.
AN ALLEGED PENSION FRAuD-James Bowman
was arrested by Special Agent Roome Of the Pen
sion Office, on January 10th ON Fukers Greek,
w: Va, and brought to Charleston, w. Va, and
lodged in jail. 1t is alleged that Bowman de-
frauded Nimrod Hill, pensOner, out Of one-half
or his pension money. q
CLAIMS OF THE NORFOLK NAVY YARD.--The COM
mittee appointed by the municipal authorities OF
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va, to represent the in
terests of those Cities called upon the Secretary OF
the Navy Yesterday and urged the claims OF the
NorfOlk navy yard for fair share OF the new work
TO be done by that department.
THE u s. S. Ossipee arrived at Gibraltar to-day.
DEATH OF A RETIRED NAVAL OFFrcER-The Navy
department is informed that Lieut.. Commander
VIM. Welch, retired. died January 10Th at Lake
George, N. Y. He was placed ON the retired list
only month ago.
ARMY ORDERs.-F1rst Lieut.. Geo. K. Hunter. Sd
cavalry, has been appointed inspector on certain
signal service property at Cincinnati, for which
Capt. F. B. JONES' disbursing officer OF the signal
service, Is responsible. First Lieut.. c. p Terrett
sIn s 1nIanIfy. has been granted six months leave
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Commissioner Ludlow, Senators German and Sew
ell, Representatives Sprggs, Hudd, Boyle, Freder-
d,
farmers, congress of the United States, and j. w.
Miles, OF Iowa, vice president Of the farmers con-
gress OF Iowa; ONeil OF Pennsylvania: Hill with
senator SaltZgaher and II. G. Glenn, OF Ohio: Tars-
ney, Maybury, Carleton, Wallace and Snowden
and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mclaughlin, of Brooklyn.
WRECKED SCHOoNER.-The signal corps sta
t1on at Ocean City, Md, reports two-mast
schooner Louisa A. Grout OF Provincetown, Mass,
cargo lOgwOOd, from Hattie, ashore three miles
peloW ocean City. Crew all saved.
ANOTHER THOUSAND FOR THE LOGAN FUND
senator Stanford has contributed a check for
l,OOO to the Logan fund, and will probably make
an additional contribution.
PERSONAL. c. Weir. Of New London, Conn.,,
r. b. Hayes, Of Atlanta, Ga, r. A. Young, of Nor
w1ch, Conn.,, H. K. S. Williams, Of New York, Gen.
+: T. Harmer, OF Chicago Jno. 7. Walsh, OF Spring.
lieia, Mass, b A: Burrel, OF lockwood, Mass,
ana E. j. Bradley, of Hull, are at the Eb-
bitt.--Dr s. c. Mccormick and NJ J. Forbes of
minnesota, George L. Wright, F. w. Hollis C. Kill
mer, l.. r. Bell Walter Scott, j. A. Foster and JAS
are an"uh st W,a 31 New York and Capp Of Albany
Clarence Cook, j. H. Solomon, george O, Jones and
un0maS Il, Prosser, jr:, OF New York, F. B. Parsons
W. L. Gregg, A. II. Dingee, H. T. Siddom w. p
M ByrneS and VIM: c. Strawbtdge, of Philadelphia
MIS-, MIS-: Wliour F. Storey, B. b. Lamb and F. O. Bau-
@alH BARTON of chicago aostdd A Perear and
Z: e, L. Eerre, OF Olympia, is at Welcker's.@Wal-
snam Hoffman and John s. Kennedy, Of New York
Augustus 4. Wilton, OF Louisville, KY, and j. S.
Gaaiam, Gas & OF lowell, Mass. are at Wornleys.-
New York, and Geo. 7. Jones, OF Philadelphia, are
at the ArllngtOn.-J. w. Lockwood, of Richmond
John s. GraySOn, OF Luray, and W. N. Turner Of
west Point, are ut the Metropolitan.